An email I got today. There are some very profound children out there!

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so
worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes. What
does Love mean? A group of professional people posed
this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What
does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and
deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you
think:

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"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend
over and paint her toenails anymore. So my
grandfather does it for her all the time, even when
his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca-
age 8

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"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is
different. You just know that your name is safe in
their mouth." Billy - age 4

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"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on
shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
Karl - age 5

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"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most
of your French fries without making them give you any
of theirs." Chrissy - age 6

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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri - age 4

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"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and
she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure
the taste is OK." Danny - age 7

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"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get
tired of kissing, you still want to be together and
you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They
look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8

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"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if
you stop opening presents and listen." Bobby - age 7
(Wow!)

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"If you want to learn to love better, you should start
with a friend who you hate," Nikka - age 6 (we need a
few million more Nikka's on this planet)

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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then
he wears it everyday." Noelle - age 7

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"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man
who are still friends even after they know each other
so well." Tommy - age 6

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"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was
scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw
my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing
that. I wasn't scared anymore." Cindy - age 8

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"My mommy loves me more than anybody You don't see
anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - age
6

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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of
chicken." Elaine-age 5

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and
still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford." Chris
- age 7

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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after
you left him alone all day" Mary Ann - age 4

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"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me
all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new
ones." Lauren - age 4

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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down
and little stars come out of you." (what an image)
Karen - age 7

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she
doesn't think it's gross." Mark - age 6

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"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean
it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot.
People forget." Jessica - age 8

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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia
once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring
child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door
neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently
lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the
old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just
sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the
neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped
him cry"

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Erin, aka Quentinsmommy, mom to Quentin (1/03) and Ian (1/06)

That is so sweet! Thanks for sharing.

It's so nice to take the time to think of Love from a child's perspective.
Thanks for sharing that with us.

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~Jill~

No matter how many times I read that, it always makes me smile.

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myspace.com/jessthenurse1980

That is so sweet!! What a great list!!

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Stacey

The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton